Variety Turns

<p><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Variety Turns</em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> is a collection of elegies for Christopher Arksey's mum who passed away from cancer in 2016. Arksey pays tribute to his mum by recalling not just the solemn moments but the dark humour we often lean on when trying to cope with loss. These poems exemplify the permanence of grief while bringing to light the unknowable and unfulfilled parts of the lives of those we've lost. Written with subtle precision </span><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Variety Turns</em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> is both a tender tribute and a quiet but affecting exploration of loss and how we grieve. </span></p>